FESTA ITALIANA @ 17THS STREET PARK

Event Date:
Sep 18 2009 - Sep 19 2009
Location:
17th Street Park
A little bit of Italy comes to the Virginia Beach oceanfront for two days of pasta, Italian wine and beer, world-class entertainment, and family-friendly activities like grape stomping! With seating for 400 under a giant, decorated tent, people from all walks of life join for a two-day celebration of everything Italian!









The best local restaurants in the area serve a full selection of Italian food, including pasta, pizza, sandwiches, and desserts. Italian wine and beer compliment the food offerings, and table seating under the tent makes for the perfect atmosphere for eating, singing, and dancing to classic and modern Italian song selections. Strolling accordion players go from aisle to aisle in the tent, giving diners an up-close and personal serenade of Italian tunes we’ve all heard growing up!

Brave children, youth, and adults may choose to step into the giant grape vat for a little grape stomping. It’s all in good fun, and our hosts, “Pinot and Grigio,” make strangers feel like old friends as they stomp grapes together in the wooden vat.

Admission to the festival is $2 per person.

Children 12 and under free.

Italian food, and wine and beer for sale.

Entertainment Schedule

Friday, September 18:
5:00pm-6:00pm, Strolling musicians
6:00pm-8:00pm, Ray Massa’s Eurorythms
8:30pm-10:00pm, Chicago Rat Pack

Saturday, September 19:
Noon-1:00pm, Strolling musicians
1:00pm-1:45pm, Aaron Caruso
2:00pm-2:45pm, Cuor d’ Italia Dance Troupe
3:00pm-5:00pm, Strolling musicians
5:00pm-5:45pm, Cuor d’ Italia Dance Troupe
6:00pm-7:00pm, Aaron Caruso
7:00pm-9:00pm, Tre Bella
9:15pm-10:30pm, Ray Massa’s Eurorythms